// Happy November! I hope everyone had a good Halloween, whether you spent it celebrating in a costume or just on the sofa watching horror movies. With the change of the month comes the time for a new Monthly Favourites post, and this time all my favourites are actually new discoveries! Sometimes I go months without buying any new products and then sometimes there are these months that I buy multiple things. So here are the products that made it to my October Favorites!

// These shampoo and conditioner that include keratin promise to repair two years of damage in one wash. Well, one wash is maybe a bit exaggerated but I have to say that my hair hasn't felt this smooth in ages! Especially right after washing I'd like to just play with my smooth-feeling hair. The amount of split ends has also reduced and my ends feel healthier and thicker altogether. I like the scent of the products too, as well as the consistency, which is quite thick and luxurious in both.

// I wrote about my first impressions with this cult product here and I've still been using this almost every single day. After being a little reserved at first, I've now little by little ventured to using more colour in contouring and realised that the yellowish highlighting shade is great for undereyes. I would still like to learn to use those other two highlighting shades a bit better, so I keep on practicing!

// Instantly when the temperatures dropped I noticed that my skin needs a lot more moisturizing. This Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream has turned out to be a really good moisturizer for this colder weather as it moisturizes effectively but absorbs quicky, and doesn't leave the skin feeling greasy or oily. I usually use this at night after I've washed my face, and after starting to use this my skin hasn't felt tight even though the temperatures have continued to drop.

// Yes, I've abandoned my Beauty Blender that I love and rave about, and recently only used this Real Techniques Expert Face Brush to apply my foundation and concealer. And this brush isn't praised for nothing, this really blends the foundation smoothly and evenly, and the bristles are super soft and feel lovely on the skin. At first I had some problems adjusting to using a brush for foundation application instead of a sponge again but now it's going better already :D So in the future both Beauty Blender and this Expert Face Brush will be my tools for applying foundation, I just switch between them depending on my mood.